Memorials to be restored as Westbury pays tribute to the fallen

Westbury’s two war memorials are to be refurbished as part of plans to commemorate the start of World War I. 

The town has two memorials – the first in the churchyard of All Saints church and the second in Edward Street where the annual Remembrance services take place.

The town’s first memorial was erected by the church in June 1921 – and it still stands there today – a tall stone shaft marked with a cross.  A second memorial was erected in the Market Place by the town hall but this was replaced in the 1970s to make way for more car parking spaces.

A new war memorial was commissioned and dedicated on 11th November 1974 in the grounds of Westbury House – and this was eventually replaced by the current memorial in Edward Street where it has been the regular venue for increasingly large crowds marking the annual Remembrance Day.

The refurbishment of the two Westbury memorials has been funded by grants from the Westbury area board and will be carried out by stonemason Nick Johnson.

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